Research Catalog

Title

Ecology and recovery of eastern old-growth forests / edited by Andrew M. Barton and William S. Keeton ; foreword by Thomas A. Spies.

Publication

• Washington, DC : Island Press, [2018]
• ©2018

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Details

Additional Authors

• Barton, Andrew M.,
• Keeton, William S.,
• Spies, Thomas A. (Thomas Allen),

Description

xvi, 340 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 23 cm

Summary

Forest ecologists William Keeton and Andrew Barton bring together an edited volume that breaks new ground in the science of old-growth forest ecosystems in eastern North America and their importance in an age of rapid environmental change. Leading experts examine the latest scientific advances in our understanding of the processes that drive these unique systems, telling a sobering story in which ecological baselines are shifting. They argue, however, that old-growth restoration practices are not only possible but a growing reality. The book makes a compelling case for conserving and managing old growth, providing resilience and ecosystem services for humans and all organisms that rely on healthy forests.--COVER.

Subject

• Old growth forest conservation > East (U.S.)
• Old growth forest conservation
• Old growth forest ecology > East (U.S.)
• Old growth forest ecology
• Old growth forests > East (U.S.)
• Old growth forests
• United States, East

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language (note)

• Text in English.

Contents

Introduction : Ecological and historical context -- Old-growth and mature remnant floodplain forests of the southeastern United States -- Fire-maintained pine savannas and woodlands of the southeastern United States coastal plain -- Old-growth forests in the southern Appalachians : Dynamics and conservation frameworks -- Topography and vegetation patterns in an old-growth Appalachian forest : Lucy Braun, You were right! -- Old-growth disturbance dynamics and associated ecological silviculture for forests in northeastern North America -- Historical patterns and contemporary processes in northern lake states old-growth landscapes -- Is management or conservation of old growth possible in north American boreal forests? -- Forest-stream interactions in eastern old-growth forests -- Belowground ecology and dynamics in eastern old-growth forests -- Biological diversity in eastern old growth -- Eastern old-growth forests under threat : Changing dynamics due to invasive organisms -- Silviculture for eastern old growth in the context of global change -- Source or sink? Carbon dynamics in eastern old-growth forests and their role in climate change mitigation -- Conclusion : Past, present, and future of old-growth forests in the east.

ISBN

• 9781610918909
• 1610918908
• 9781610918893
• 1610918894

LCCN

• 2018946758
• 99979916299

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries